1 00:00:02,045 --> 00:00:05,115 - These two women have had a love, hate relationship. 2 00:00:05,248 --> 00:00:06,449 - No. Oh. 3 00:00:06,583 --> 00:00:09,352 - We had these two new females who were very different. 4 00:00:09,486 --> 00:00:10,654 People loved Lita. 5 00:00:10,787 --> 00:00:13,523 I was a bad guy and I was nasty to her. 6 00:00:13,657 --> 00:00:16,893 When you're getting fat, I was making history. 7 00:00:17,027 --> 00:00:18,628 - Simple storytelling. 8 00:00:18,762 --> 00:00:20,597 Hot blond chick picking on the girl who doesn't look 9 00:00:20,730 --> 00:00:23,633 like everybody else, it was super relatable. 10 00:00:24,634 --> 00:00:28,505 - I have never seen two females in this environment. 11 00:00:28,638 --> 00:00:32,976 - Trish Stratus faced Lita in the Main Event of Raw. 12 00:00:33,109 --> 00:00:34,544 - It was absolutely unheard of for the females to be 13 00:00:34,678 --> 00:00:35,979 in that position. 14 00:00:36,112 --> 00:00:40,183 Lita had the worst luck, getting injured at the worst time. 15 00:00:40,317 --> 00:00:43,286 - My rivalry with Trish was so heated, we always brought 16 00:00:43,420 --> 00:00:46,323 out the best from each other. 17 00:00:46,456 --> 00:00:48,925 - They were the beginning of the women's revolution. 18 00:00:49,059 --> 00:00:51,127 - It would change the perception of what females can do 19 00:00:51,261 --> 00:00:52,429 in this business 20 00:00:52,562 --> 00:00:53,897 - They're beating the hell out of each other. 21 00:00:54,030 --> 00:00:56,166 - It's all about the title, but I think it's about 22 00:00:56,299 --> 00:00:58,335 a whole lot more. 23 00:00:58,468 --> 00:01:00,337 - Trish versus Lita, the perfect rivalry. 24 00:01:00,470 --> 00:01:04,774 - Just bring it, bitch. 25 00:01:04,908 --> 00:01:09,813 - This rivalry has just escalated into a war. 26 00:01:09,946 --> 00:01:13,583 - When two legends collide, their rivalry stays pinned 27 00:01:13,717 --> 00:01:17,320 in our minds forever. 28 00:01:17,454 --> 00:01:19,556 This is where we break down the legendary stories behind the 29 00:01:19,689 --> 00:01:22,959 greatest rivalries of all time. 30 00:01:23,093 --> 00:01:28,031 I'm Freddie Prinze Jr. and this is WWE Rivals. 31 00:01:31,768 --> 00:01:34,070 - We're going go early 2000. 32 00:01:34,204 --> 00:01:38,074 And Trish and Lita, when you saw what they were able to do, 33 00:01:38,208 --> 00:01:42,779 everyone sat back and it was a holy crap type moment. 34 00:01:42,912 --> 00:01:44,247 - Oh, my God. 35 00:01:44,381 --> 00:01:47,384 Trish just sent Lita right though the table. 36 00:01:47,517 --> 00:01:49,386 - But it didn't start that way. 37 00:01:49,519 --> 00:01:52,689 There wasn't a lot of women's wrestling in WWE. 38 00:01:52,822 --> 00:01:54,691 The women were considered valets. 39 00:01:54,824 --> 00:01:57,727 - So, X-Pac being accompanied by Tori 40 00:01:57,861 --> 00:01:58,828 - They were something to 41 00:01:58,962 --> 00:02:00,730 look at, something to enjoy. 42 00:02:01,798 --> 00:02:03,833 - There has always been some great women wrestlers 43 00:02:03,967 --> 00:02:05,168 in this business. 44 00:02:05,301 --> 00:02:06,469 They just didn't have the opportunity, because 45 00:02:06,603 --> 00:02:08,772 that wasn't the role. 46 00:02:08,905 --> 00:02:10,707 - The gorgeous Sable. 47 00:02:10,840 --> 00:02:12,409 And there it is, folks. 48 00:02:12,542 --> 00:02:16,379 The hottest selling Playboy issue ever. 49 00:02:16,513 --> 00:02:17,514 - King, are you going to describe it? 50 00:02:17,647 --> 00:02:18,748 What are you going to do? 51 00:02:18,882 --> 00:02:19,649 Are you just going to sit here and look? 52 00:02:19,783 --> 00:02:21,084 Say something. 53 00:02:21,217 --> 00:02:22,852 - Shut up. I'm reading. 54 00:02:22,986 --> 00:02:25,822 - It's because the women were represented as objects 55 00:02:25,955 --> 00:02:26,656 of sexual attraction- 56 00:02:26,790 --> 00:02:27,590 - 100%. 57 00:02:27,724 --> 00:02:29,359 - -not wrestlers. 58 00:02:29,492 --> 00:02:32,429 What was really cool and magical about these two women 59 00:02:32,562 --> 00:02:37,701 converging in time is they took us from that point and got us to 60 00:02:37,834 --> 00:02:40,537 a point where we were taking their performance seriously and 61 00:02:40,670 --> 00:02:45,208 serious enough to be at the head of the table. 62 00:02:45,341 --> 00:02:47,644 - Off the Record with a huge fan of the WWE, Trish Stratus making 63 00:02:47,777 --> 00:02:51,581 her debut appearance on Off the Record. 64 00:02:51,715 --> 00:02:55,485 Fitness model, you know her from the cover of Muscle Magazine. 65 00:02:55,618 --> 00:02:58,321 - I remember Off the Record would talk about WWE a lot. 66 00:02:58,455 --> 00:03:01,024 Trish Stratus, she was a regular on the show, 67 00:03:01,157 --> 00:03:03,693 because she was in the fitness industry. 68 00:03:03,827 --> 00:03:06,129 They would always bring her in for the WWE stuff too because 69 00:03:06,262 --> 00:03:08,465 she was a wrestling fan. 70 00:03:08,598 --> 00:03:10,366 - Who is the best woman in your mind? 71 00:03:10,500 --> 00:03:11,935 We're talking, we're talking- 72 00:03:12,068 --> 00:03:13,269 [crowd cheers] 73 00:03:13,403 --> 00:03:15,638 - -ability with the microphone and talent. 74 00:03:15,772 --> 00:03:16,706 - We'll take a vote I think. 75 00:03:16,840 --> 00:03:17,640 [crowd cheers] 76 00:03:17,774 --> 00:03:19,809 Me, I'm not in the wrestling. 77 00:03:19,943 --> 00:03:21,411 [laughs] 78 00:03:21,544 --> 00:03:22,812 I guess s a female, you didn't really think 79 00:03:22,946 --> 00:03:24,447 that was a job opening. 80 00:03:24,581 --> 00:03:26,416 It wasn't really an option. 81 00:03:26,549 --> 00:03:30,920 I was this non-wrestler, this fitness model, 82 00:03:31,054 --> 00:03:32,589 but I've been a fan of wrestling my whole life. 83 00:03:32,722 --> 00:03:34,257 [crowd cheers] 84 00:03:34,390 --> 00:03:35,458 - I grew up watching wrestling. 85 00:03:35,592 --> 00:03:36,593 I went to Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto' 86 00:03:36,726 --> 00:03:38,294 It was a real hotbed for wrestling. 87 00:03:38,428 --> 00:03:40,296 - Unbelievable confrontation here 88 00:03:40,430 --> 00:03:42,732 in Toronto's capacity house. 89 00:03:42,866 --> 00:03:45,769 - So, I did not grow up watching wrestling. 90 00:03:45,902 --> 00:03:51,207 It wasn't till I was in my early 20s that I first saw wrestling. 91 00:03:51,341 --> 00:03:54,978 And at that time, I was competing in judo and then 92 00:03:55,111 --> 00:03:58,214 I was also playing in bands. 93 00:03:59,449 --> 00:04:03,553 And when I saw wrestling, I was like, "Oh, it's like being in a 94 00:04:03,686 --> 00:04:07,123 band and competing in judo in one gig. 95 00:04:07,257 --> 00:04:09,592 Maybe this is the job for me." 96 00:04:09,726 --> 00:04:11,027 We're in my kitchen right now. 97 00:04:11,161 --> 00:04:15,565 I want to show you guys all my masks I got in Mexico. 98 00:04:15,698 --> 00:04:20,103 I was very drawn to the Lucha Libre style of wrestling. 99 00:04:20,236 --> 00:04:23,139 - [Spanish language] 100 00:04:23,273 --> 00:04:28,411 - I decided to go down to Mexico to try to break into 101 00:04:28,545 --> 00:04:30,046 the world of Lucha Libre. 102 00:04:30,180 --> 00:04:32,048 I got a little training there. 103 00:04:32,182 --> 00:04:34,284 That's where I initially broke in. 104 00:04:34,417 --> 00:04:38,021 - We had tryouts, looking for new talent in ECW. 105 00:04:38,154 --> 00:04:41,825 She just looked against the prototype of what was 106 00:04:41,958 --> 00:04:44,627 happening at the time. 107 00:04:44,761 --> 00:04:48,631 There weren't a lot of women in this industry that had tattoos. 108 00:04:48,765 --> 00:04:52,335 She was gorgeous to look at. 109 00:04:52,468 --> 00:04:55,738 And at the same time, she was just supremely talented 110 00:04:55,872 --> 00:04:57,774 and a very fast learner. 111 00:04:58,675 --> 00:05:02,145 - Tilt-a-whirl flying head scissors. 112 00:05:03,213 --> 00:05:06,583 - She had an opportunity to go to WWE. 113 00:05:06,716 --> 00:05:09,052 And it was a golden opportunity. 114 00:05:09,185 --> 00:05:10,353 - So, I was signed. 115 00:05:10,486 --> 00:05:11,688 There wasn't really a plan in place. 116 00:05:11,821 --> 00:05:13,723 They were like, "Yep, well, we'll figure it out" 117 00:05:13,857 --> 00:05:16,426 And then like a month or two later, there's like 118 00:05:16,559 --> 00:05:17,894 a giant announcement. 119 00:05:18,027 --> 00:05:20,496 "WWE signs Trish Stratus." 120 00:05:20,630 --> 00:05:23,333 And she's like the most beautiful woman you've ever seen 121 00:05:23,466 --> 00:05:25,869 And like there's all this, like, fanfare. 122 00:05:26,002 --> 00:05:27,937 I'm like, "I will never get on TV. 123 00:05:28,071 --> 00:05:29,572 Like, my career is over. 124 00:05:29,706 --> 00:05:30,573 It never started. 125 00:05:30,707 --> 00:05:33,443 It's over." 126 00:05:33,576 --> 00:05:35,445 - So, I signed with the company in 1999. 127 00:05:35,578 --> 00:05:37,747 And I knew that there was another girl that had signed 128 00:05:37,881 --> 00:05:39,782 as well, and that was Lita. 129 00:05:40,250 --> 00:05:41,484 - I met Trish. 130 00:05:41,618 --> 00:05:43,887 We were both the new kids. 131 00:05:44,020 --> 00:05:48,291 I mean I didn't even make sense, like, competition from it, 132 00:05:48,424 --> 00:05:50,393 because I was like "apples to oranges." 133 00:05:50,526 --> 00:05:51,594 - Oh, look, we match. 134 00:05:51,728 --> 00:05:52,795 We -- 135 00:05:52,929 --> 00:05:54,664 - We look cute, huh? 136 00:05:54,797 --> 00:05:57,934 - We're both newbies coming into the company the same time. 137 00:05:58,067 --> 00:06:00,403 And I got a little jealous, because she was 138 00:06:00,536 --> 00:06:02,171 first to debut. 139 00:06:02,305 --> 00:06:04,140 - Who's that lady at ringside? 140 00:06:04,274 --> 00:06:05,942 - Lita at ringside looking on. 141 00:06:06,075 --> 00:06:07,410 - Oh my goodness. 142 00:06:07,543 --> 00:06:10,313 - They came up with the idea for me to be a partner with Essa 143 00:06:10,446 --> 00:06:16,819 Rios and have an unconventional valet position and just to be 144 00:06:16,953 --> 00:06:19,555 able to showcase my Lucha Libre roots. 145 00:06:19,689 --> 00:06:20,623 - What's Lita doing? 146 00:06:20,757 --> 00:06:23,126 What in the world? 147 00:06:23,259 --> 00:06:23,860 - - Oh, my. 148 00:06:23,993 --> 00:06:26,929 - Wow. 149 00:06:27,063 --> 00:06:29,933 - Like, it was a dream debut for me. 150 00:06:30,066 --> 00:06:31,367 - Lita had started. 151 00:06:31,501 --> 00:06:32,635 - She's a high flyer. 152 00:06:32,769 --> 00:06:34,304 - She's a hot tamale too. Woo hoo. 153 00:06:34,437 --> 00:06:36,839 - She was doing stuff that the females had not done before. 154 00:06:36,973 --> 00:06:40,243 It was not that long after that it was my turn to debut. 155 00:06:40,376 --> 00:06:41,844 - Yeah, you know who that is. 156 00:06:41,978 --> 00:06:42,845 - The rumors were true. 157 00:06:42,979 --> 00:06:45,181 Trish Stratus is in the house. 158 00:06:45,315 --> 00:06:48,284 - Test and Albert managed by Trish Stratus. 159 00:06:48,418 --> 00:06:49,886 - I wanted to show them that I could wrestle, 160 00:06:50,019 --> 00:06:51,921 but being in a valet role was totally fine for me to start. 161 00:06:53,790 --> 00:06:55,058 - The name of her tag team was T & A. 162 00:06:55,191 --> 00:06:56,693 Of course, Test and Albert. 163 00:06:56,826 --> 00:07:04,667 - T for Test and A for Albert. 164 00:07:04,801 --> 00:07:08,137 T & A. 165 00:07:08,271 --> 00:07:11,040 - but it worked out, because she was also-- 166 00:07:11,174 --> 00:07:12,241 showing T & A. 167 00:07:12,375 --> 00:07:13,876 - She put T & A together, didn't she? 168 00:07:14,010 --> 00:07:14,711 - She certainly did. 169 00:07:14,844 --> 00:07:15,845 - Oh ho. 170 00:07:15,979 --> 00:07:17,013 - So, I was like, "Oh, my God, 171 00:07:17,146 --> 00:07:18,081 because my talent and ability, right? 172 00:07:18,214 --> 00:07:20,950 That's what it - No? Okay, cool." 173 00:07:21,084 --> 00:07:22,518 - Oh, Trish has got Bubba's attention. 174 00:07:22,652 --> 00:07:24,087 - Baby, mine too. 175 00:07:24,220 --> 00:07:26,889 - Trish is shaking her money maker. 176 00:07:27,023 --> 00:07:29,459 - Trish kind of had a much more glamorous look to her that 177 00:07:29,592 --> 00:07:32,795 was more of a pinup model. 178 00:07:32,929 --> 00:07:35,198 I think that Lita had a little bit more of a rebellious 179 00:07:35,331 --> 00:07:39,001 attitude and was a reflection of you know the rock and roll 180 00:07:39,135 --> 00:07:40,503 youth at the time. 181 00:07:41,804 --> 00:07:44,807 - They decided they wanted to put me with the Hardy Boyz and 182 00:07:44,941 --> 00:07:46,809 Team Xtreme was born. 183 00:07:47,443 --> 00:07:51,647 - Matt and Jeff Hardy, Lita, Team Xtreme. 184 00:07:52,415 --> 00:07:55,051 - Here comes Lita coming out with the Hardys, doing 185 00:07:55,184 --> 00:07:57,320 incredible moves. 186 00:07:57,453 --> 00:08:00,490 - Lita taking those chances just like the Hardy's. 187 00:08:01,023 --> 00:08:02,291 - She's doing that in matches. 188 00:08:02,425 --> 00:08:05,161 Who could she do that with on a consistent basis? 189 00:08:05,294 --> 00:08:09,232 And there was Trish raising her hand like, "Hello, right here." 190 00:08:09,365 --> 00:08:11,734 - For the first time ever, Trish Stratus is going to compete 191 00:08:11,868 --> 00:08:13,936 in a wrestling match. 192 00:08:14,070 --> 00:08:15,838 Trish Stratus, T & A against Matt and Jeff, 193 00:08:15,972 --> 00:08:17,540 The Hardy Boyz and Lita. 194 00:08:17,673 --> 00:08:19,375 - This is not really fair, because Lita 195 00:08:19,509 --> 00:08:21,010 is a trained wrestler. 196 00:08:21,110 --> 00:08:22,612 Trish is not. 197 00:08:22,745 --> 00:08:25,047 - And Trish and Lita, a little bit of trash talking going on. 198 00:08:25,181 --> 00:08:29,552 And Lita with a shove to the face of Trish. 199 00:08:29,685 --> 00:08:31,921 - In the story of the Hardy Boyz versus Test and Albert, 200 00:08:32,055 --> 00:08:33,556 it was just another step. 201 00:08:33,689 --> 00:08:36,059 But the most intriguing part of that match was how Lita and 202 00:08:36,192 --> 00:08:37,560 Trish were going to mix it up. 203 00:08:37,693 --> 00:08:40,496 And when they did, it was good. 204 00:08:40,630 --> 00:08:44,100 - Trish and Lita really paired up well together. 205 00:08:44,233 --> 00:08:44,967 - Oh. Uh-oh. 206 00:08:45,101 --> 00:08:46,035 - Lita has Trish. 207 00:08:47,003 --> 00:08:49,272 - It was new. It was fun to watch. 208 00:08:49,405 --> 00:08:50,373 There was a sexiness to it. 209 00:08:50,506 --> 00:08:52,041 [crowd cheers] 210 00:08:52,175 --> 00:08:56,412 - Trish and Lita very early on are in these matches. 211 00:08:56,546 --> 00:08:59,882 They're being put on the level of what was expected 212 00:09:00,016 --> 00:09:01,284 from the male performers. 213 00:09:01,417 --> 00:09:03,219 [crowd cheers] 214 00:09:03,352 --> 00:09:04,153 - Trish is in. 215 00:09:04,287 --> 00:09:04,887 Wait a minute. 216 00:09:05,021 --> 00:09:05,788 My God. 217 00:09:05,922 --> 00:09:07,056 - What is this? 218 00:09:07,190 --> 00:09:08,157 - It's a triple suplex. 219 00:09:08,291 --> 00:09:09,792 - No. 220 00:09:09,926 --> 00:09:10,960 [crowd cheers] 221 00:09:11,093 --> 00:09:12,261 - Test and Trish up and over. 222 00:09:12,395 --> 00:09:14,130 - Oh my God, I don't think I've ever seen that. 223 00:09:14,263 --> 00:09:16,833 - She came up sort of more the traditional way with sort of, uh 224 00:09:16,966 --> 00:09:19,268 through the ranks and independent wrestling. 225 00:09:19,402 --> 00:09:21,204 - Lita from the second rope. 226 00:09:21,337 --> 00:09:23,172 Oh, man. 227 00:09:23,306 --> 00:09:25,708 - I knew that I was capable and it was just a matter of getting 228 00:09:25,842 --> 00:09:29,412 the opportunity and getting the chance to prove myself. 229 00:09:29,545 --> 00:09:30,346 - Whoa, JR, bra. 230 00:09:30,480 --> 00:09:31,514 - [chuckles] I see it. 231 00:09:31,647 --> 00:09:32,715 - It's a beautiful bra too. 232 00:09:32,849 --> 00:09:33,883 - I've seen a bra once before. 233 00:09:34,016 --> 00:09:35,017 - It's gold! 234 00:09:38,054 --> 00:09:39,856 - Oh man. 235 00:09:39,989 --> 00:09:42,992 All of a sudden, these two were exchanging blows and moving. 236 00:09:43,125 --> 00:09:46,095 It was a completely different game. 237 00:09:46,229 --> 00:09:48,464 - In every business, there's going to be a formula. 238 00:09:48,598 --> 00:09:49,332 - Bulldog. 239 00:09:49,465 --> 00:09:50,833 Oh. 240 00:09:50,967 --> 00:09:53,503 - So, you got to kind of see what's worked in the past and 241 00:09:53,636 --> 00:09:55,605 add your own elements to that. 242 00:09:55,738 --> 00:09:56,973 - What is Lita going to do? 243 00:09:57,106 --> 00:10:00,510 - Can Lita reach Trish in the middle of the ring? 244 00:10:00,643 --> 00:10:04,180 - Fans were starting to come there to see Lita and Trish. 245 00:10:04,313 --> 00:10:06,482 The company started to see that and once they brought in all 246 00:10:06,616 --> 00:10:10,153 those other women, that's when it really started to pick up. 247 00:10:10,286 --> 00:10:11,754 - All these other women started coming in, who have experience 248 00:10:11,888 --> 00:10:15,291 from other places. 249 00:10:15,424 --> 00:10:18,961 Victoria, Jazz, you know Molly Holly. 250 00:10:19,095 --> 00:10:23,432 That's when you start having the growth of the women's division. 251 00:10:23,566 --> 00:10:26,269 Trish and Lita really knew that they could take the ladies' 252 00:10:26,402 --> 00:10:29,872 division to a space that they weren't in yet. 253 00:10:30,006 --> 00:10:31,307 - We both felt ready. 254 00:10:31,440 --> 00:10:32,708 We're like, "We can do this. We're going to carry it. 255 00:10:32,842 --> 00:10:33,743 It's time." 256 00:10:38,447 --> 00:10:40,082 - Lita and Trish. 257 00:10:40,216 --> 00:10:41,083 They're beating the hell out of each other, King. 258 00:10:41,217 --> 00:10:41,851 - Get help. 259 00:10:41,984 --> 00:10:43,085 - In WWE at this point- 260 00:10:43,219 --> 00:10:45,021 - Whoa. Look out. 261 00:10:45,154 --> 00:10:48,457 - -the women's division is in a completely different place than 262 00:10:48,591 --> 00:10:52,461 it was even months before that. 263 00:10:52,862 --> 00:10:54,263 - Trish has done it. 264 00:10:54,397 --> 00:10:57,133 Trish Stratus is the new women's champion. 265 00:10:57,500 --> 00:10:58,901 - You know, I'm chasing the belt. 266 00:10:59,035 --> 00:11:00,736 I mean I could still be a valet right now and not even be 267 00:11:00,870 --> 00:11:02,071 at this level. 268 00:11:02,205 --> 00:11:03,306 And I'm here and I'm out there trying my best. 269 00:11:03,439 --> 00:11:05,141 And they're behind me a hundred percent. 270 00:11:05,274 --> 00:11:06,576 It's a fabulous feeling. 271 00:11:06,709 --> 00:11:08,611 I'm very thankful to be where I am. 272 00:11:08,744 --> 00:11:09,946 - Block it. 273 00:11:10,079 --> 00:11:10,713 - With my foot? 274 00:11:10,846 --> 00:11:11,747 Your foot. 275 00:11:11,881 --> 00:11:12,582 - Yes. 276 00:11:12,715 --> 00:11:13,849 - Give me an elbow. 277 00:11:13,983 --> 00:11:15,718 - Trish was concentrating on getting better. 278 00:11:15,851 --> 00:11:16,719 - Hit her with a flipper. 279 00:11:16,852 --> 00:11:18,221 Bang. 280 00:11:18,354 --> 00:11:19,088 You hit the ropes, now you're going to clothesline Molly. 281 00:11:19,221 --> 00:11:20,656 You'll just follow through. 282 00:11:20,790 --> 00:11:24,393 - You could see that as you watched her evolve in the ring. 283 00:11:24,527 --> 00:11:26,495 - Both are fan favorites, but they've got 284 00:11:26,629 --> 00:11:28,931 a real competitive rivalry. 285 00:11:29,065 --> 00:11:32,401 - But at the same time, Lita was getting new opportunities and 286 00:11:32,535 --> 00:11:34,770 she's going to be on Dark Angel, which was a big show 287 00:11:34,904 --> 00:11:36,772 with Jessica Alba. 288 00:11:37,173 --> 00:11:39,809 - Drop out of it and cross over to here. 289 00:11:39,942 --> 00:11:42,511 Working with Lita, it's been very intricately choreographed 290 00:11:42,645 --> 00:11:47,216 to incorporate some of her WWE moves, and we have no idea if 291 00:11:47,350 --> 00:11:48,985 we're going to be able to get it all done. 292 00:11:49,118 --> 00:11:50,987 We're going to do our best, though. 293 00:11:51,754 --> 00:11:55,658 - Things are going great for Lita and all that momentum 294 00:11:55,791 --> 00:11:57,326 immediately stops. 295 00:11:57,493 --> 00:11:58,194 - Take one. 296 00:11:58,327 --> 00:11:59,795 Let's go. 297 00:11:59,929 --> 00:12:03,666 - I seriously injured my neck while performing a stunt 298 00:12:03,799 --> 00:12:05,568 on the set of Dark Angel. 299 00:12:05,701 --> 00:12:08,204 We were practicing to do the hurricanrana. 300 00:12:08,337 --> 00:12:11,107 The girl fell as I was swinging through, which made me as I 301 00:12:11,240 --> 00:12:15,111 swinging just driving my head right into the ground. 302 00:12:16,279 --> 00:12:20,816 - The disc is torn and ruptured and also you have some fractures 303 00:12:20,950 --> 00:12:22,818 in your spine. 304 00:12:22,952 --> 00:12:28,257 We can see it here and here and here and here. 305 00:12:28,924 --> 00:12:33,663 - There's this massive, massive down moment 306 00:12:33,796 --> 00:12:37,933 when the surgery's done and what happens is, you have that slow 307 00:12:38,067 --> 00:12:39,769 realization that, 308 00:12:39,902 --> 00:12:41,504 "Oh man, my spot's not waiting 309 00:12:41,637 --> 00:12:43,172 for me and I'm starting from scratch." 310 00:12:43,305 --> 00:12:45,341 - That pressure has to just be insane. 311 00:12:45,474 --> 00:12:49,412 The women basically got a match to do and the men filled out the 312 00:12:49,545 --> 00:12:52,214 rest of the show, so that puts an added amount of pressure 313 00:12:52,348 --> 00:12:55,951 on here because it's not like, "Okay, I won't be in the 314 00:12:56,085 --> 00:12:57,019 championship storyline. 315 00:12:57,153 --> 00:12:58,254 They'll give me something else." 316 00:12:58,387 --> 00:13:00,056 No, there's nothing else. 317 00:13:00,189 --> 00:13:01,824 It has to breed insecurity. 318 00:13:01,957 --> 00:13:04,327 It has to. 319 00:13:04,794 --> 00:13:08,097 - Yeah, this injury has had a really huge effect on my 320 00:13:08,230 --> 00:13:10,766 self-esteem, my self-confidence. 321 00:13:10,900 --> 00:13:12,234 I mean, I just don't feel like myself. 322 00:13:12,368 --> 00:13:16,238 I can't do any of the things that I did before I hurt myself. 323 00:13:19,108 --> 00:13:21,110 There's always just that element, like you never know 324 00:13:21,243 --> 00:13:23,079 what's going to happen when you come back or if you're going 325 00:13:23,212 --> 00:13:24,780 to come back. 326 00:13:25,281 --> 00:13:28,417 It was so painful to sit at home, not being able to do what 327 00:13:28,551 --> 00:13:35,691 I love and watching people just running with it. 328 00:13:35,825 --> 00:13:38,494 - Tell you what, this is an amazing testament to the will 329 00:13:38,627 --> 00:13:40,129 to win by both these women. 330 00:13:40,262 --> 00:13:42,665 - When Lita got injured, it came at a time where things were 331 00:13:42,798 --> 00:13:44,467 starting to rock and roll for the women. 332 00:13:44,600 --> 00:13:45,301 - Look at that. 333 00:13:45,434 --> 00:13:46,602 Oh, beautiful. 334 00:13:46,736 --> 00:13:47,470 - Connected with the bulldog. 335 00:13:47,603 --> 00:13:48,604 - Beautiful. 336 00:13:48,738 --> 00:13:49,839 - What a counter. Will this be? 337 00:13:49,972 --> 00:13:50,573 The hook of the leg. 338 00:13:50,706 --> 00:13:51,307 - She got her. 339 00:13:51,440 --> 00:13:52,174 - She did it. 340 00:13:52,308 --> 00:13:53,576 - We got a new champion, JR. 341 00:13:53,709 --> 00:13:54,810 - And I was the women's champion, 342 00:13:54,944 --> 00:13:57,646 so it was a, you know, huge responsibility. 343 00:13:57,780 --> 00:14:00,015 I love this moment. 344 00:14:00,149 --> 00:14:01,117 I love this. 345 00:14:01,250 --> 00:14:03,319 I love- this. 346 00:14:03,452 --> 00:14:06,522 WWE gave me the ball and I was like, "All right, let's go." 347 00:14:06,655 --> 00:14:08,791 - Seems like we say it every week, but every week she 348 00:14:08,924 --> 00:14:12,128 just gets better and better. 349 00:14:12,261 --> 00:14:14,296 - It was great, Trish. 350 00:14:14,430 --> 00:14:15,798 - Thank you. 351 00:14:15,931 --> 00:14:19,735 - In the year plus that I was gone healing my neck injury. 352 00:14:19,869 --> 00:14:23,239 Trish has just solidified that top spot. 353 00:14:23,939 --> 00:14:29,011 - The match is over and Trish is defenseless here. 354 00:14:29,145 --> 00:14:30,513 - I'm watching Raw. 355 00:14:30,646 --> 00:14:33,015 Trish is in the ring taking a beating. 356 00:14:33,149 --> 00:14:35,851 She's about to be beheaded by a chair. 357 00:14:35,985 --> 00:14:40,222 - Trish is absolutely helpless here lying on that chair. 358 00:14:40,356 --> 00:14:41,023 - [chuckles] 359 00:14:41,157 --> 00:14:41,791 - Hey, it's Lita. 360 00:14:41,924 --> 00:14:43,559 - It's Lita. 361 00:14:43,692 --> 00:14:46,896 - All of a sudden, here comes Lita. 362 00:14:47,029 --> 00:14:48,731 - Lita is back. 363 00:14:48,864 --> 00:14:51,500 - It just made her so much more of a hero because she 364 00:14:51,634 --> 00:14:54,003 really like prevailed and overcame everything, 365 00:14:54,136 --> 00:14:55,738 even a neck injury, which a lot of people 366 00:14:55,871 --> 00:14:56,939 don't even come back from. 367 00:14:57,072 --> 00:14:59,575 - Oh a Powerbomb. 368 00:14:59,708 --> 00:15:01,610 A Lita-bomb. 369 00:15:01,744 --> 00:15:06,348 - When I came back, I was paired with her and it was kind of nice 370 00:15:06,482 --> 00:15:08,417 Now I can enjoy all of the hard work you've done 371 00:15:08,551 --> 00:15:09,919 for the past year. 372 00:15:10,052 --> 00:15:11,687 All of the hard work that all of these women have done getting 373 00:15:11,821 --> 00:15:13,889 on TV because now I'm back. 374 00:15:14,023 --> 00:15:15,224 And so we can all play ball. 375 00:15:17,860 --> 00:15:20,996 - What a combination Lita and Trish Stratus make. 376 00:15:22,665 --> 00:15:24,667 - There would be different people who identified with us. 377 00:15:24,800 --> 00:15:27,002 There were something would resonate with Lita fan or with 378 00:15:27,136 --> 00:15:29,438 a Trish Stratus fan. 379 00:15:32,107 --> 00:15:35,344 - I was such a fan of Trish Stratus growing up. 380 00:15:35,477 --> 00:15:39,715 She was such a badass, such a beautiful woman 381 00:15:39,849 --> 00:15:41,550 that I was just like, "I want to be her." 382 00:15:41,684 --> 00:15:43,752 - I 100% related to Lita. 383 00:15:43,886 --> 00:15:44,954 I loved her vibe. 384 00:15:45,087 --> 00:15:46,055 I loved her energy. 385 00:15:46,188 --> 00:15:47,323 I loved her estatic. 386 00:15:47,456 --> 00:15:48,958 I love the way she moved in the ring. 387 00:15:49,091 --> 00:15:50,192 She was fearless. 388 00:15:50,326 --> 00:15:53,095 She was a daredevil. 389 00:15:53,229 --> 00:15:56,899 - Lita and Trish were every bit as popular as any 390 00:15:57,032 --> 00:15:58,834 of the men wrestlers. 391 00:15:58,968 --> 00:16:00,636 - I do too. 392 00:16:00,769 --> 00:16:04,039 - Seeing Lita and Trish together. 393 00:16:04,173 --> 00:16:07,610 Well, yeah, you're happy at the moment, but what you really 394 00:16:07,743 --> 00:16:11,313 want to do is to see them fight. 395 00:16:11,447 --> 00:16:14,016 - Wait a minute. 396 00:16:14,149 --> 00:16:14,850 Hey, Hey. 397 00:16:14,984 --> 00:16:15,651 - Look. 398 00:16:15,784 --> 00:16:16,619 Look at this. 399 00:16:16,752 --> 00:16:18,554 - Oh, Trish just pinned Lita. 400 00:16:18,687 --> 00:16:21,257 Well, you're looking at the only five-time Women's Champion 401 00:16:21,390 --> 00:16:24,860 in WWE history. 402 00:16:24,994 --> 00:16:27,396 - Trish Stratus who had been so beloved was now constantly 403 00:16:27,529 --> 00:16:30,366 taking out her anger on Lita. 404 00:16:30,499 --> 00:16:36,305 - While you were out and getting fat, I was making history and 405 00:16:36,438 --> 00:16:38,040 winning championships. 406 00:16:38,173 --> 00:16:40,976 - The movie Mean Girls was incredibly popular at this time. 407 00:16:41,110 --> 00:16:46,415 The sweet redhead bullied by the blond bombshell and that's 408 00:16:46,549 --> 00:16:48,584 exactly what played out. 409 00:16:48,717 --> 00:16:53,155 - Weeks over weeks of me attacking her self-esteem. 410 00:16:53,289 --> 00:16:55,758 I was a bad guy and I was nasty to her. 411 00:16:55,891 --> 00:17:02,031 As a friend, I'm just telling you look a little chubby. 412 00:17:02,164 --> 00:17:05,401 - Simple storytelling, hot blond chick picking on the girl 413 00:17:05,534 --> 00:17:07,102 who doesn't look like everybody else. 414 00:17:07,236 --> 00:17:08,971 I knew people in high school like that because 415 00:17:09,104 --> 00:17:10,573 I felt like Lita. 416 00:17:10,706 --> 00:17:12,007 It was super relatable. 417 00:17:12,141 --> 00:17:17,913 - Lita above everything else is a loser. 418 00:17:18,047 --> 00:17:19,548 - These paths have to cross. 419 00:17:19,682 --> 00:17:21,884 This is a perfect storm situation. 420 00:17:22,017 --> 00:17:25,621 - This rivalry between these two women has to be a match because 421 00:17:25,754 --> 00:17:29,391 we have to pay this off. 422 00:17:29,525 --> 00:17:34,897 - Every ounce of pain and suffering welling up inside 423 00:17:35,030 --> 00:17:36,398 of me, Trish. 424 00:17:36,532 --> 00:17:40,436 I'm going to take it all out on you. 425 00:17:46,875 --> 00:17:49,545 - We have been waiting a long time for Lita to get her hands 426 00:17:49,678 --> 00:17:51,380 on Trish Stratus. 427 00:17:51,513 --> 00:17:56,418 It is so deeply personal here with these two. 428 00:17:56,552 --> 00:17:57,953 - The fans were just like, "Oh my God. 429 00:17:58,087 --> 00:17:59,321 When she gets her hands on Trish Stratus. 430 00:17:59,455 --> 00:18:01,557 It is going to be something." 431 00:18:01,690 --> 00:18:05,394 - Trish and Lita raised the stakes to take a women's 432 00:18:05,527 --> 00:18:08,497 feud to new heights. 433 00:18:08,631 --> 00:18:09,965 - Oh, no. 434 00:18:10,099 --> 00:18:14,336 - Trish goes face first into that steel chair. 435 00:18:14,470 --> 00:18:16,939 - I thought it was so cool that they were willing to take it to 436 00:18:17,072 --> 00:18:19,408 the extent they did and bring out weapons. 437 00:18:21,877 --> 00:18:23,345 - Lita is hammering. 438 00:18:23,479 --> 00:18:24,680 Lita hammering Trish, 439 00:18:24,813 --> 00:18:27,483 and the referee has just called for the bell. 440 00:18:27,616 --> 00:18:32,121 - Survivor Series 2004, the match ends by disqualification 441 00:18:32,254 --> 00:18:36,225 because Lita hits Trish with a chair. 442 00:18:36,358 --> 00:18:38,293 - Look at this now. 443 00:18:38,427 --> 00:18:39,728 Oh my gosh. 444 00:18:39,862 --> 00:18:41,030 - The referee had no choice. 445 00:18:41,163 --> 00:18:41,897 Oh my God. 446 00:18:42,031 --> 00:18:43,932 Trish is bleeding. 447 00:18:44,066 --> 00:18:47,102 - The image of seeing Trish Stratus' bloody face after being 448 00:18:47,236 --> 00:18:51,140 hit by a chair from Lita was not anything we had seen between 449 00:18:51,273 --> 00:18:53,308 women before in WWE. 450 00:18:53,442 --> 00:18:55,377 - Carnage knows no gender. 451 00:18:55,511 --> 00:18:56,512 - Look at Trish. 452 00:18:56,645 --> 00:18:57,679 Her nose is bleeding. 453 00:18:57,813 --> 00:18:58,914 Her nose may be broken. 454 00:18:59,048 --> 00:19:03,318 - Her nose, her face all busted up. 455 00:19:03,452 --> 00:19:04,420 I have never seen- 456 00:19:04,553 --> 00:19:05,654 - Oh no. 457 00:19:05,788 --> 00:19:08,957 - two females in anything resembling this 458 00:19:09,091 --> 00:19:13,228 environment in my career. 459 00:19:13,362 --> 00:19:14,196 - I had a bloody face. 460 00:19:14,329 --> 00:19:15,697 She was pissed. 461 00:19:15,831 --> 00:19:17,733 The fans wanted it so badly, and so by the time our next match 462 00:19:17,866 --> 00:19:20,302 came, it was epic. 463 00:19:21,303 --> 00:19:22,838 - We are live here on Monday Night Raw, 464 00:19:22,971 --> 00:19:24,640 Charlotte, North Carolina. 465 00:19:24,773 --> 00:19:26,942 - I will never forget that night in Charlotte. 466 00:19:27,076 --> 00:19:29,812 Trisha and I walk in to the building and everyone is smiling 467 00:19:29,945 --> 00:19:33,715 at us that's passing us, and we're like, "That's weird. 468 00:19:33,849 --> 00:19:35,684 Something's happening here." 469 00:19:35,818 --> 00:19:39,788 - There's a board there that outlines the card and we were 470 00:19:39,922 --> 00:19:43,559 listed as the main event. 471 00:19:43,692 --> 00:19:46,061 People were like, "Oh, man, congratulations." 472 00:19:46,195 --> 00:19:47,096 We were like, "What's happening?" 473 00:19:47,229 --> 00:19:48,831 It just was unheard of. 474 00:19:48,964 --> 00:19:50,399 It was absolutely unheard of for the females to be 475 00:19:50,532 --> 00:19:51,467 in that position. 476 00:19:51,600 --> 00:19:53,368 - You know what I did last week? 477 00:19:53,502 --> 00:19:55,904 It's nothing compared to tonight. 478 00:19:56,038 --> 00:19:57,206 - I know. 479 00:19:57,339 --> 00:19:58,507 It was too much at first because I thought, 480 00:19:58,640 --> 00:19:59,608 "Gosh, we have such a huge responsibility for us." 481 00:19:59,741 --> 00:20:02,211 They were giving us this moment. 482 00:20:02,344 --> 00:20:05,881 - They got to headline Monday Night Raw in a time where that 483 00:20:06,014 --> 00:20:09,118 simply did not happen for women. 484 00:20:09,251 --> 00:20:12,621 - We had to not only deliver, and you have to over deliver, 485 00:20:12,755 --> 00:20:14,089 And that was the only way we could be given 486 00:20:14,223 --> 00:20:15,591 more opportunities. 487 00:20:15,724 --> 00:20:17,493 And so here was a lot of pressure to have perfection 488 00:20:17,626 --> 00:20:20,596 involved in these opportunities to get the next one. 489 00:20:20,729 --> 00:20:23,732 - The main event spot was for the most popular men in the 490 00:20:23,866 --> 00:20:26,201 company to have matches. 491 00:20:26,335 --> 00:20:32,174 The Rock, Austin, John Cena, Triple H. 492 00:20:32,307 --> 00:20:35,911 So when that all of a sudden becomes Trish Stratus and Lita, 493 00:20:36,044 --> 00:20:41,416 it signaled to the audience, these women are the real deal. 494 00:20:41,550 --> 00:20:44,353 - That spot was earned and it was earned on their rivalry and 495 00:20:44,486 --> 00:20:47,856 the fact that the fans desperately wanted to see it. 496 00:20:49,825 --> 00:20:54,163 - When it was told to everyone that the main event was going to 497 00:20:54,296 --> 00:20:57,099 be Lita versus Trish, I got choked up. 498 00:20:57,232 --> 00:20:58,834 I was like, "I cannot believe this is happening. 499 00:20:58,967 --> 00:21:02,604 This is what we've been wanting for so long, to be valued 500 00:21:02,738 --> 00:21:03,805 as equal with the men. 501 00:21:03,939 --> 00:21:05,440 And now, they have this opportunity to prove 502 00:21:05,574 --> 00:21:06,942 what they can do." 503 00:21:07,943 --> 00:21:12,447 - I was sitting ringside in 2004 as a senior in high school 504 00:21:12,581 --> 00:21:16,885 seeing history been made in the main event of Raw. 505 00:21:17,019 --> 00:21:19,388 - Trish Stratus, the Women's Champion still suffering from 506 00:21:19,521 --> 00:21:22,858 the effects of the broken nose that she suffered at the hands 507 00:21:22,991 --> 00:21:26,995 of Lita at the Survivor Series. 508 00:21:27,129 --> 00:21:28,730 - We were at the top of our game. 509 00:21:28,864 --> 00:21:31,667 Our priority was to deliver to the fans, but we also wanted to 510 00:21:31,800 --> 00:21:34,269 deliver to everyone in the office that knew that 511 00:21:34,403 --> 00:21:35,837 we could do this. 512 00:21:35,971 --> 00:21:37,606 - And it's all about the title. 513 00:21:37,739 --> 00:21:39,608 But I think it's about a whole lot more. 514 00:21:44,980 --> 00:21:46,782 - Oh, look at that matrix move. 515 00:21:46,915 --> 00:21:47,916 - Nice athleticism. 516 00:21:48,050 --> 00:21:52,054 Right into that pinning combination. 517 00:21:52,187 --> 00:21:53,722 - Oh, no. 518 00:21:53,855 --> 00:21:56,291 - The elevation of the back body drop over the top rope 519 00:21:56,425 --> 00:21:58,894 all the way to the floor. 520 00:21:59,027 --> 00:22:02,030 - There is a backstage monitor that's for talent to view 521 00:22:02,164 --> 00:22:03,599 what's happening. 522 00:22:03,732 --> 00:22:06,335 And everybody wanted to see what were they going to do. 523 00:22:06,468 --> 00:22:08,503 Were they going to be able to pull this off? 524 00:22:08,637 --> 00:22:09,538 - Look out. Look out. 525 00:22:09,671 --> 00:22:10,939 Oh my gosh. 526 00:22:11,073 --> 00:22:14,009 - A head first dive. 527 00:22:14,142 --> 00:22:16,912 - I had wanted to do the dive to the outside. 528 00:22:17,045 --> 00:22:21,450 I had to make this downward trajectory at Trish and 529 00:22:21,583 --> 00:22:26,488 then I just heard the gasp from the crowd. 530 00:22:28,857 --> 00:22:31,560 - Seeing her land like that scared the crap out of me. 531 00:22:31,693 --> 00:22:33,629 And it just looked so bad. 532 00:22:33,762 --> 00:22:36,765 Her heels were touching the back of her head and I couldn't 533 00:22:36,899 --> 00:22:39,901 believe that she was even attempting this dive. 534 00:22:40,035 --> 00:22:44,640 - Trish started absorbing the impact before I fully collided 535 00:22:44,773 --> 00:22:48,911 with her giving me nothing to dive into except the ground. 536 00:22:50,012 --> 00:22:52,781 - She just lands face first. 537 00:22:52,915 --> 00:22:54,483 Her feet go touch the ground at the same time as her nose. 538 00:22:54,616 --> 00:22:56,318 It was so scary. 539 00:22:56,451 --> 00:22:58,220 Even without the fact that she already had 540 00:22:58,353 --> 00:23:00,055 a pretty serious neck injury. 541 00:23:00,188 --> 00:23:01,623 - I can't believe that Lita is back in the ring 542 00:23:01,757 --> 00:23:03,258 and back on her feet. 543 00:23:03,392 --> 00:23:05,994 - I couldn't believe she got back up and continued. 544 00:23:08,130 --> 00:23:09,398 - Wait a minute. 545 00:23:09,531 --> 00:23:11,466 Trish is taking off that protective mask. 546 00:23:11,600 --> 00:23:12,768 Look out. 547 00:23:12,901 --> 00:23:15,037 - She used that protective mask as a weapon. 548 00:23:15,170 --> 00:23:17,739 There's not a damn thing wrong with her nose. 549 00:23:17,873 --> 00:23:18,974 - And superplex. 550 00:23:19,107 --> 00:23:19,941 Not this. 551 00:23:20,075 --> 00:23:20,709 No. 552 00:23:20,842 --> 00:23:22,210 - Oh the superplex. 553 00:23:22,344 --> 00:23:25,781 Two beautiful women crashing and burning all for the sake 554 00:23:25,914 --> 00:23:27,816 of the women's title. 555 00:23:29,351 --> 00:23:30,752 - Knowing that women were capable 556 00:23:30,886 --> 00:23:32,788 of that was just inspiring. 557 00:23:32,921 --> 00:23:34,756 [crowd cheers] 558 00:23:34,890 --> 00:23:35,891 - Get up, Trish. 559 00:23:36,024 --> 00:23:37,125 - Lita, what's she doing here? 560 00:23:37,259 --> 00:23:37,959 - Get up, Trish. 561 00:23:38,093 --> 00:23:38,994 Get up, Trish. 562 00:23:39,127 --> 00:23:40,829 [crowd cheers] 563 00:23:40,963 --> 00:23:42,130 - Lita's got no business up here. 564 00:23:42,264 --> 00:23:43,632 It's all or nothing. 565 00:23:43,765 --> 00:23:44,800 - Oh. 566 00:23:44,933 --> 00:23:45,434 - All or nothing on that moonsault. 567 00:23:45,567 --> 00:23:46,568 The moonsault. 568 00:23:46,702 --> 00:23:47,302 The hook. 569 00:23:47,436 --> 00:23:47,936 - Oh. 570 00:23:48,070 --> 00:23:48,637 - The three. 571 00:23:48,770 --> 00:23:49,404 [bell rings] 572 00:23:49,538 --> 00:23:50,372 - By God, Lita did it. 573 00:23:50,505 --> 00:23:51,873 Lita did it, King. 574 00:23:52,007 --> 00:23:58,580 - Here is your winner, and the new WWE Women's Champion, Lita. 575 00:23:59,614 --> 00:24:05,754 - I can't believe the effort, the heart both women displayed. 576 00:24:05,887 --> 00:24:08,490 Definitely, if I had to pick out one moment of my career that 577 00:24:08,623 --> 00:24:11,493 I felt the most satisfied, it would have been stepping back 578 00:24:11,626 --> 00:24:14,029 through the curtain after that match and the entire locker room 579 00:24:14,162 --> 00:24:16,898 is there, like, congratulating us. 580 00:24:17,632 --> 00:24:20,369 - Our fellow wrestlers were excited for Lita and Trish, 581 00:24:20,502 --> 00:24:23,105 because they knew that they had earned the spot 582 00:24:23,238 --> 00:24:25,173 through their work. 583 00:24:25,307 --> 00:24:27,142 When they put them in the main event slot for 584 00:24:27,275 --> 00:24:28,910 that Monday Night Raw, 585 00:24:29,011 --> 00:24:30,412 [claps] 586 00:24:30,545 --> 00:24:34,049 the guys were cheering for them. 587 00:24:34,182 --> 00:24:36,752 - The work we had done took us to that moment, 588 00:24:36,885 --> 00:24:39,021 and to share it with Lita was extra special the fact that we 589 00:24:39,154 --> 00:24:40,689 got to do that together and we'll always have 590 00:24:40,822 --> 00:24:43,125 that moment now between us. 591 00:24:43,825 --> 00:24:46,161 - They were prepared when the moment came for them. 592 00:24:46,294 --> 00:24:47,996 And that's why they succeeded. 593 00:24:48,130 --> 00:24:51,366 - It was a huge win to see that happening. 594 00:24:51,500 --> 00:24:53,035 And then, like, that kinda cracking 595 00:24:53,168 --> 00:24:54,603 the door open for more. 596 00:24:54,736 --> 00:24:57,472 - And did you see yourself in that position in that moment? 597 00:24:57,606 --> 00:24:59,374 - Hell, yeah. Hell, yeah. 598 00:24:59,508 --> 00:25:00,842 - [laughs] 599 00:25:02,611 --> 00:25:06,148 - For them to compete in the main event of Monday Night Raw 600 00:25:06,281 --> 00:25:09,818 was a statement that they had arrived. 601 00:25:09,951 --> 00:25:13,722 Not only did they absolutely tear the house down with their 602 00:25:13,855 --> 00:25:17,659 match, but the ratings reflected how much the audience cared, 603 00:25:17,793 --> 00:25:20,395 how much they were interested in this match. 604 00:25:20,529 --> 00:25:22,831 And it was a turning point in the evolution 605 00:25:22,964 --> 00:25:25,267 of the women's division. 606 00:25:31,807 --> 00:25:36,711 - I can't believe the effort, the heart both women displayed. 607 00:25:36,845 --> 00:25:39,081 - Trish and Lita main evented Raw. 608 00:25:39,214 --> 00:25:41,216 In wrestling, when you see a match that draws 609 00:25:41,349 --> 00:25:42,484 that kind of reaction, 610 00:25:42,617 --> 00:25:44,085 there's only one thing to do. 611 00:25:44,219 --> 00:25:45,987 Do it again. 612 00:25:47,022 --> 00:25:49,391 - One of the most anticipated rematches in the women's 613 00:25:49,524 --> 00:25:52,661 division that I can ever remember. 614 00:25:53,895 --> 00:25:55,864 - This is exactly what we were working towards, 615 00:25:55,997 --> 00:25:58,667 you know the main event of Raw and then you know hitting that 616 00:25:58,800 --> 00:26:01,570 milestone and then just moving into this rivalry that everyone 617 00:26:01,703 --> 00:26:05,373 coveted to see us together and really face off at this moment. 618 00:26:05,507 --> 00:26:07,843 - Lita maneuvering Trish right to the ropes and 619 00:26:07,976 --> 00:26:10,745 right to the floor. 620 00:26:10,879 --> 00:26:11,613 Wait a minute, Lita. 621 00:26:11,746 --> 00:26:12,247 Don't- 622 00:26:12,380 --> 00:26:13,115 - Here we go. 623 00:26:13,248 --> 00:26:13,815 I told you she would do it. 624 00:26:17,886 --> 00:26:21,123 - Really early on, I do a Thesz press off 625 00:26:21,256 --> 00:26:23,291 the apron onto the ground. 626 00:26:23,425 --> 00:26:27,596 And I remember landing, cursing and Trish saying, 627 00:26:27,729 --> 00:26:28,964 "Are you okay?" 628 00:26:29,097 --> 00:26:31,800 And all I kept saying was, "Give me a minute." 629 00:26:31,933 --> 00:26:33,869 Because the answer is no, but I didn't want to say no. 630 00:26:37,439 --> 00:26:40,709 So we get back in the ring, and I try to stand up and I can't. 631 00:26:40,842 --> 00:26:43,879 I mean, there's just nothing I can do. 632 00:26:44,012 --> 00:26:45,480 - Lita can't even stand up. 633 00:26:45,614 --> 00:26:47,516 - Can't even stand right there. 634 00:26:47,649 --> 00:26:50,785 - I was going to win that night. 635 00:26:50,919 --> 00:26:53,822 So our finish had to be changed on the fly. 636 00:26:53,955 --> 00:26:56,858 - And this does not bode well for the champion. 637 00:26:56,992 --> 00:26:59,227 - Lita knew that she was seriously injured, 638 00:26:59,361 --> 00:27:00,562 so you had to make a switch. 639 00:27:00,695 --> 00:27:02,898 You have the opportunity right there to do it. 640 00:27:03,031 --> 00:27:07,769 You just do what you have to do. 641 00:27:07,903 --> 00:27:09,638 - Lita's leg gave away again. 642 00:27:09,771 --> 00:27:11,439 A hook of the leg. 643 00:27:11,573 --> 00:27:12,107 And that's it. 644 00:27:12,240 --> 00:27:13,074 [bell rings] 645 00:27:13,208 --> 00:27:14,809 - Trish regains the title. 646 00:27:15,477 --> 00:27:18,179 - I ended up becoming champ at that point. 647 00:27:18,313 --> 00:27:20,282 Lita had the worst luck at getting injured 648 00:27:20,415 --> 00:27:23,385 at the worst time. 649 00:27:25,353 --> 00:27:27,422 - In the moment, you have to make decisions to do the best 650 00:27:27,556 --> 00:27:28,957 that you can do to do the business that you were 651 00:27:29,090 --> 00:27:30,992 set out to do. 652 00:27:31,126 --> 00:27:34,863 - All you know is you screwed up the finish. 653 00:27:34,996 --> 00:27:36,898 They don't care about you. 654 00:27:37,032 --> 00:27:38,800 It's like I screwed up the finish. 655 00:27:38,934 --> 00:27:42,404 - Lita's face really tells the story better than we can. 656 00:27:42,537 --> 00:27:44,506 She was out a year with a neck injury. 657 00:27:44,639 --> 00:27:48,143 And now, we don't know how long she may be out with this. 658 00:27:48,276 --> 00:27:51,680 - It's the only time I've never been able to finish a match. 659 00:27:51,813 --> 00:27:55,383 When they're like, "Oh, you tore everything in your knee, ACL, 660 00:27:55,517 --> 00:27:57,419 MCL, meniscus all at once." 661 00:27:57,552 --> 00:27:58,954 Then I was like, "Crap. 662 00:27:59,087 --> 00:28:02,123 This means I'm out for a really long time." 663 00:28:02,257 --> 00:28:05,427 A really, really devastating injury for me. 664 00:28:05,560 --> 00:28:08,129 - Lita has had some massive injuries. 665 00:28:08,263 --> 00:28:10,799 I feel like the elephant in the room when it comes to injuries 666 00:28:10,932 --> 00:28:13,568 and what we do is when people say, 667 00:28:13,702 --> 00:28:15,270 "Hey, you'll pick right back up." 668 00:28:15,403 --> 00:28:17,939 It's not-- That's not true. 669 00:28:18,073 --> 00:28:20,141 Sometimes, people don't come back the same. 670 00:28:20,275 --> 00:28:22,644 Sometimes, the opportunity has completely passed. 671 00:28:22,777 --> 00:28:24,145 - Yeah, yeah. 672 00:28:24,279 --> 00:28:27,649 - When she comes back, it's going to be a whole new thing. 673 00:28:27,782 --> 00:28:30,185 - One of the best things about WWE is that you can have a 674 00:28:30,318 --> 00:28:33,822 rivalry repeat itself but feel completely different because 675 00:28:33,955 --> 00:28:36,324 the roles are reversed. 676 00:28:37,025 --> 00:28:41,296 When Lita went away for a while due to injury and came back in 677 00:28:41,429 --> 00:28:47,502 2005, she was a different version of Lita. 678 00:28:48,336 --> 00:28:52,607 She's now in a relationship with Edge who is one of the worst 679 00:28:52,741 --> 00:28:56,144 guys in the business at the time. 680 00:28:56,277 --> 00:29:00,348 - Just when you think you've got life all figured out and you 681 00:29:00,482 --> 00:29:06,154 know just that path you're gonna take, it can all change. 682 00:29:06,287 --> 00:29:08,623 - Her being the type of good it's guy she was for so long, 683 00:29:08,757 --> 00:29:11,559 hard to get fans really hating you. 684 00:29:11,693 --> 00:29:13,695 But, I think you have to go all in. 685 00:29:13,828 --> 00:29:15,163 You can't just go half assed. 686 00:29:15,297 --> 00:29:17,098 You can't be scared to make the people hate you. 687 00:29:17,232 --> 00:29:18,299 And that's really what she had to do. 688 00:29:18,433 --> 00:29:20,135 She just had to go all in. 689 00:29:20,268 --> 00:29:22,303 - That is one cold-hearted woman right there. 690 00:29:22,437 --> 00:29:25,140 - She's enjoying every single second of this guys. 691 00:29:25,273 --> 00:29:28,109 - Once she started playing this role of this evil woman that 692 00:29:28,243 --> 00:29:30,478 just didn't care about anybody else, 693 00:29:30,612 --> 00:29:32,280 they just wanted to hate her. 694 00:29:32,414 --> 00:29:35,684 - You want know what Edge's problem is, maybe it's having to 695 00:29:35,817 --> 00:29:42,090 take a backseat to a no talent slut like you. 696 00:29:43,191 --> 00:29:45,694 - They were able to pull you in with something different. 697 00:29:45,827 --> 00:29:47,929 This time, Lita is the bad guy. 698 00:29:48,063 --> 00:29:49,297 - Oh, my. 699 00:29:49,431 --> 00:29:51,266 - But Trish is not going to back down from Lita, 700 00:29:51,399 --> 00:29:52,434 I'll tell you that. 701 00:29:52,567 --> 00:29:53,768 - Watch Edge. He's got a hold her. 702 00:29:53,902 --> 00:29:55,870 - Good guy, bad guy, we could swap the roles. 703 00:29:56,004 --> 00:29:56,871 - Oh, no. 704 00:29:57,005 --> 00:29:58,406 What a spear by Lita. 705 00:29:58,540 --> 00:30:01,443 Taking a page out of Edge's playbook. 706 00:30:03,678 --> 00:30:05,780 - At this point, it seems like the rivalry is going to start 707 00:30:05,914 --> 00:30:08,316 heating up all over again. 708 00:30:08,450 --> 00:30:09,250 - Oh, look at this. 709 00:30:09,384 --> 00:30:10,285 - Here we go. 710 00:30:10,418 --> 00:30:11,686 - The Air Canada there, 711 00:30:11,820 --> 00:30:14,923 and Trish hammering away at Lita. 712 00:30:15,056 --> 00:30:19,127 - But in 2006, Trish gets to kind of a crossroads 713 00:30:19,260 --> 00:30:20,962 in her career. 714 00:30:21,096 --> 00:30:23,865 - 2006, I was faced with a decision of continuing 715 00:30:23,998 --> 00:30:25,633 my contract or not. 716 00:30:25,767 --> 00:30:28,803 My mom had been diagnosed with Hodgkin's Lymphoma at the time. 717 00:30:28,937 --> 00:30:30,438 So it was a tough decision because at this point, 718 00:30:30,572 --> 00:30:32,307 obviously, we are at the highest point 719 00:30:32,440 --> 00:30:34,542 we could be in the women's division. 720 00:30:34,676 --> 00:30:36,144 Even our female demographic has increased. 721 00:30:36,277 --> 00:30:38,179 We've got more kids watching that are women and girls, 722 00:30:38,313 --> 00:30:40,615 and they're looking up to us as role models who are like strong, 723 00:30:40,749 --> 00:30:41,950 powerful women. 724 00:30:42,083 --> 00:30:44,018 It's really empowering to be in that position. 725 00:30:44,152 --> 00:30:45,520 But I felt fulfilled. 726 00:30:45,653 --> 00:30:47,455 I really felt good and so when my mom got diagnosed with that, 727 00:30:47,589 --> 00:30:49,391 I just knew that was-- it was a sign from the universe. 728 00:30:49,524 --> 00:30:50,158 It's time. 729 00:30:50,291 --> 00:30:51,726 It's just time. 730 00:30:51,893 --> 00:30:54,662 - I guess it's true that Trish is indeed going 731 00:30:54,796 --> 00:30:57,332 to retire from WWE. 732 00:30:57,465 --> 00:31:03,671 - Thank you for coming on this amazing, awesome ride. 733 00:31:03,805 --> 00:31:05,073 - I was crying. 734 00:31:05,206 --> 00:31:08,243 I couldn't believe that Trish Stratus was retiring. 735 00:31:08,676 --> 00:31:11,513 - Trish was the number one woman in pro wrestling, 736 00:31:11,646 --> 00:31:17,819 but at this point, Lita wins the women's championship again. 737 00:31:19,154 --> 00:31:21,189 - Lita won the women's championship. 738 00:31:21,322 --> 00:31:23,024 Then I got a call from Vince and he said, "Well, we're going to 739 00:31:23,158 --> 00:31:28,196 be in Toronto and I think that would be a great place for you 740 00:31:28,329 --> 00:31:30,064 to have a retirement match. 741 00:31:30,198 --> 00:31:31,733 I was like, "Oh my gosh. Yes. Okay." 742 00:31:31,866 --> 00:31:33,668 One last time, one last match. 743 00:31:33,802 --> 00:31:38,173 Trish and Lita for the women's championship. 744 00:31:38,306 --> 00:31:40,008 What do you say? 745 00:31:41,409 --> 00:31:45,246 - Okay, so at Unforgiven in your hometown? 746 00:31:45,380 --> 00:31:46,447 It's on. 747 00:31:46,581 --> 00:31:48,783 - As a good friend of mine used to say, 748 00:31:48,917 --> 00:31:51,052 "Just bring it, bitch." 749 00:31:55,790 --> 00:31:59,127 - We welcome you, ladies and gentlemen, live to Toronto, 750 00:31:59,260 --> 00:32:01,763 Canada, for the ninth annual extravaganza 751 00:32:01,896 --> 00:32:04,833 known as Unforgiven. 752 00:32:05,834 --> 00:32:08,503 - My retirement match, it would be in my hometown. 753 00:32:08,636 --> 00:32:10,205 It would be against Lita and it would be for 754 00:32:10,338 --> 00:32:12,607 the woman's championship. 755 00:32:12,740 --> 00:32:14,375 We knew what the crowd was feeling. 756 00:32:14,509 --> 00:32:17,111 It was something that was palpable in the arena. 757 00:32:17,245 --> 00:32:21,349 - It couldn't have been written better you know in her hometown. 758 00:32:21,483 --> 00:32:25,820 For us to be able to wrestle together. 759 00:32:25,954 --> 00:32:28,656 - Trish Stratus' hometown here tonight in Toronto. 760 00:32:28,790 --> 00:32:30,725 Fans anxiously await her arrival. 761 00:32:33,294 --> 00:32:35,763 - Trish's retirement match and, you're already 762 00:32:35,897 --> 00:32:37,065 grinning and smiling. 763 00:32:37,198 --> 00:32:38,900 What were you going through when you saw her? 764 00:32:39,033 --> 00:32:42,337 - I was mad because I was just on the cusp, just on the cusp of 765 00:32:42,470 --> 00:32:46,307 getting into WWE and I'm like, "Trish is leaving. No." 766 00:32:46,441 --> 00:32:48,276 That was one of my dream matches. 767 00:32:48,409 --> 00:32:50,411 Somebody that I wanted to compete against. 768 00:32:50,979 --> 00:32:52,447 - Oh, Beth Phoenix. 769 00:32:52,580 --> 00:32:57,652 - But at the same time, hey, it takes a lot of self-awareness 770 00:32:57,785 --> 00:33:00,755 to be able to walk away when you are at the pinnacle 771 00:33:00,889 --> 00:33:02,590 of your career. 772 00:33:02,724 --> 00:33:05,593 Trish knew, "I want to leave on top." 773 00:33:05,727 --> 00:33:12,734 [Trish Stratus' music plays] 774 00:33:12,867 --> 00:33:18,706 - And introducing the challenger, Toronto's own, 775 00:33:18,840 --> 00:33:22,377 Trish Stratus. 776 00:33:24,045 --> 00:33:25,947 - What an amazing ovation. 777 00:33:26,080 --> 00:33:30,618 A standing ovation from over 16,000 fans for 778 00:33:30,752 --> 00:33:33,321 Trish Stratus' last match. 779 00:33:33,454 --> 00:33:36,391 Trish can break the record and become the first-ever 780 00:33:36,524 --> 00:33:38,626 seven-time champion. 781 00:33:38,793 --> 00:33:40,261 - That would be a Hollywood type ending. 782 00:33:40,395 --> 00:33:41,629 That would be something - 783 00:33:41,763 --> 00:33:42,597 [bell rings] 784 00:33:42,730 --> 00:33:44,365 - that movies are made of. 785 00:33:44,499 --> 00:33:46,334 - It's such a special thing, creating these moments between 786 00:33:46,467 --> 00:33:51,506 two characters that you know were so dynamic and so diverse. 787 00:33:51,639 --> 00:33:55,176 - These two women have had a love-hate relationship since 788 00:33:55,310 --> 00:33:59,213 they first crossed passed in 2000. 789 00:34:01,182 --> 00:34:04,686 - The chemistry that they had was just-- you don't get that 790 00:34:04,819 --> 00:34:06,721 all the time. 791 00:34:07,722 --> 00:34:10,391 I want to have a rivalry like that. 792 00:34:10,525 --> 00:34:12,627 - Whirly bird action here. 793 00:34:12,760 --> 00:34:16,898 - We always brought out the best from each other from day one. 794 00:34:17,031 --> 00:34:20,268 We have really strong telepathy while we're punching 795 00:34:20,401 --> 00:34:22,704 each other in the face. 796 00:34:22,837 --> 00:34:26,407 - Hammering each other here in a real precarious position, 797 00:34:26,541 --> 00:34:28,876 Oh my God. 798 00:34:29,010 --> 00:34:31,045 - That night we get to go out there and remind 799 00:34:31,179 --> 00:34:33,915 ourselves why we do this. 800 00:34:34,349 --> 00:34:35,550 - This is a slugfest. 801 00:34:35,683 --> 00:34:36,718 - Oh, this is great. 802 00:34:36,851 --> 00:34:38,353 What a match this is. 803 00:34:38,486 --> 00:34:40,722 - My final moment was with Lita and we got to do our 804 00:34:40,855 --> 00:34:43,825 magic out there. 805 00:34:43,958 --> 00:34:45,827 - Oh, wait a minute. 806 00:34:45,960 --> 00:34:47,562 Wait a minute- JR, look at this. 807 00:34:47,695 --> 00:34:48,963 - You got to be-- wait a minute here. 808 00:34:49,097 --> 00:34:50,031 - JR. 809 00:34:50,164 --> 00:34:50,898 - Sharpshooter. 810 00:34:51,032 --> 00:34:52,467 - That's a sharpshooter. 811 00:34:52,600 --> 00:34:54,002 - Sharpshooter. The crowd's on their feet. 812 00:34:54,135 --> 00:34:56,771 The crowd's going crazy. The sharpshooter. 813 00:34:56,904 --> 00:34:59,073 Trish has got the sharpshooter on the champion. 814 00:34:59,207 --> 00:35:01,843 - Lita is desperately trying to get to the rope to save herself, 815 00:35:01,976 --> 00:35:04,445 but Trish has it locked in. 816 00:35:04,579 --> 00:35:07,382 - That hold is as Canadian as Canadian can get. 817 00:35:07,515 --> 00:35:09,017 It's over. 818 00:35:09,150 --> 00:35:12,120 It's over and Trish wins with the sharpshooter. 819 00:35:12,854 --> 00:35:18,026 - Here is your winner by submission and the new WWE 820 00:35:18,159 --> 00:35:22,497 Women's Champion, Trish Stratus. 821 00:35:23,097 --> 00:35:30,071 - What an ovation and rightfully so in her last match. 822 00:35:31,272 --> 00:35:34,208 - A storybook ending to have my retirement match against my 823 00:35:34,342 --> 00:35:37,578 all-time rival, Lita, in my hometown of Toronto in front of 824 00:35:37,712 --> 00:35:38,746 my family and friends. 825 00:35:38,880 --> 00:35:41,115 I mean, a dream. 826 00:35:41,649 --> 00:35:44,652 It's just been a long journey to get here and it's rewarding just 827 00:35:44,786 --> 00:35:47,955 to come and be in my hometown and have that love and to leave 828 00:35:48,089 --> 00:35:52,326 with this seven-time champion. 829 00:35:52,460 --> 00:35:54,495 It's a dream come true. 830 00:35:54,629 --> 00:35:58,533 - I was just honored to be Trish's last match. 831 00:35:59,734 --> 00:36:05,440 Our paths have just paralleled each other's for so long, 832 00:36:05,573 --> 00:36:09,744 and because I did feel satisfied with my accomplishments- - 833 00:36:09,877 --> 00:36:16,651 Competing in her final match, Lita. 834 00:36:16,784 --> 00:36:19,020 - -I think this chapter for now- 835 00:36:19,153 --> 00:36:20,788 - Oh, DDT. 836 00:36:20,922 --> 00:36:22,423 - -has come to an end. 837 00:36:22,557 --> 00:36:23,791 - She hits the DDT. 838 00:36:23,925 --> 00:36:24,559 - Did it. 839 00:36:24,692 --> 00:36:25,993 She did it. 840 00:36:26,127 --> 00:36:29,997 - Mickie James beats Lita on Lita's farewell match. 841 00:36:30,131 --> 00:36:32,733 - Trish retired and then Lita followed her, 842 00:36:32,867 --> 00:36:37,271 and then that's - that's the end of an era. 843 00:36:37,405 --> 00:36:39,373 - Lita, just moments ago you lost to Mickie James, 844 00:36:39,507 --> 00:36:42,176 a lot of people retire and then eventually come back. 845 00:36:42,310 --> 00:36:46,214 Are you retired for good or will we ever see you wrestle again? 846 00:36:46,347 --> 00:36:48,116 - You know, I feel like it's the first day of the rest of my life 847 00:36:48,249 --> 00:36:50,318 and I don't see it her anytime soon. 848 00:36:50,451 --> 00:36:52,487 That's all I can say. 849 00:36:52,620 --> 00:36:55,556 - They were really gone, but then the women's division 850 00:36:55,690 --> 00:36:57,725 completely changes in WWE. 851 00:36:57,859 --> 00:37:02,096 You have this revolution where all of a sudden female 852 00:37:02,230 --> 00:37:06,400 superstars are treated with the respect that they deserve. 853 00:37:06,534 --> 00:37:09,771 - For the first time ever, women will step foot inside 854 00:37:09,904 --> 00:37:11,572 Hell in a Cell. 855 00:37:11,706 --> 00:37:13,841 - Tonight we make history. 856 00:37:13,975 --> 00:37:18,379 The first ever women's Money in the Bank Ladder Match. 857 00:37:18,513 --> 00:37:23,050 - From Lita and Trish making an impact in a way that women had 858 00:37:23,184 --> 00:37:27,188 never done before to evolve into the women's division where 859 00:37:27,321 --> 00:37:29,123 everyone is a superstar. 860 00:37:29,257 --> 00:37:31,793 That is an incredible accomplishment. 861 00:37:31,926 --> 00:37:38,399 For the very first time, an all women's Royal Rumble match. 862 00:37:38,533 --> 00:37:41,903 - The opportunity came for the first ever Woman's Royal Rumble 863 00:37:42,036 --> 00:37:44,705 and I remember I got the call and I called Lita and I was 864 00:37:44,839 --> 00:37:47,208 like, "Oh my God, are we doing this?" 865 00:37:52,246 --> 00:37:53,748 - For the first time ever, 30 women will compete 866 00:37:53,881 --> 00:37:56,484 in a Royal Rumble Match. 867 00:37:57,351 --> 00:37:58,653 - Hello. 868 00:37:58,786 --> 00:37:59,687 - I missed you. 869 00:38:01,455 --> 00:38:02,323 - This is awesome. 870 00:38:03,825 --> 00:38:04,926 - Anytime there's something special that is particular 871 00:38:05,059 --> 00:38:08,029 to the women, you can't not invite Trish. 872 00:38:08,162 --> 00:38:09,363 You can't not invite Lita. 873 00:38:09,497 --> 00:38:11,399 They're dignitaries in what they brought to it. 874 00:38:14,602 --> 00:38:15,203 - No. 875 00:38:15,336 --> 00:38:15,803 Oh, my God. 876 00:38:15,937 --> 00:38:16,537 - I love it. 877 00:38:25,213 --> 00:38:27,715 - We had to do this, you know but God, those girls are really 878 00:38:27,849 --> 00:38:30,384 good and we haven't been in the ring in so long. 879 00:38:30,518 --> 00:38:32,987 Back in the day, we went out there trying to change the 880 00:38:33,120 --> 00:38:35,223 perception of women's wrestling and what women 881 00:38:35,356 --> 00:38:36,691 could do in the ring. 882 00:38:36,824 --> 00:38:40,061 We're taking the past and present and we're melding it. 883 00:38:40,194 --> 00:38:41,762 It's been a minute since I've been around, 884 00:38:41,896 --> 00:38:44,532 but I see the significance. 885 00:38:44,665 --> 00:38:46,667 - So much respect in those locker rooms because a lot 886 00:38:46,801 --> 00:38:50,972 of the girls that are there now were Trish fans or Lita fans. 887 00:38:51,105 --> 00:38:53,007 They were fans of that generation, 888 00:38:53,140 --> 00:38:56,477 which inspired them to be wrestlers. 889 00:38:56,611 --> 00:38:59,547 - Lita is number one where I was like, "If she's in it, I'm going 890 00:38:59,680 --> 00:39:01,849 to lose my mind because she was my freaking hero. 891 00:39:01,983 --> 00:39:04,385 I wanted to be exactly like her. 892 00:39:04,518 --> 00:39:08,055 Then Trish, of course, because of their storylines together. 893 00:39:08,189 --> 00:39:10,558 Literally you and Trish are the reason where I was like, 894 00:39:10,691 --> 00:39:13,427 "Dude, we can so do that and that's why we're doing it." 895 00:39:13,561 --> 00:39:16,964 Now we all get to experience it together, it's freaking. 896 00:39:17,098 --> 00:39:18,466 It's so crazy. 897 00:39:18,599 --> 00:39:19,433 - All right, here we go guys. 898 00:39:19,567 --> 00:39:20,935 Good. Three, two, and one. 899 00:39:21,068 --> 00:39:21,569 Good. 900 00:39:21,702 --> 00:39:23,537 - It's too much? 901 00:39:23,671 --> 00:39:25,406 - That's exactly what it is. 902 00:39:25,539 --> 00:39:28,909 - I'm super excited, but I'd say I'm maybe a little more nervous 903 00:39:29,043 --> 00:39:30,911 than I am excited. 904 00:39:31,045 --> 00:39:32,246 I don't want to ruin the Royal Rumble. 905 00:39:32,380 --> 00:39:34,782 It's the first ever, if you haven't heard. 906 00:39:34,915 --> 00:39:39,587 - The following contest is the first ever 30-woman 907 00:39:39,720 --> 00:39:44,592 Royal Rumble Match. 908 00:39:44,725 --> 00:39:45,660 [Lita's music plays] 909 00:39:45,826 --> 00:39:48,663 - Oh yeah. 910 00:39:48,796 --> 00:39:52,233 A four-time women's champion. 911 00:39:52,366 --> 00:39:55,303 - Just to pop in there and be able to mix it up with these 912 00:39:55,436 --> 00:39:57,872 current women that are just killing it. 913 00:39:58,005 --> 00:39:59,640 - You got to be kidding me. 914 00:39:59,774 --> 00:40:01,943 - Double Litasault. 915 00:40:02,076 --> 00:40:03,711 - Do you hear this? 916 00:40:03,844 --> 00:40:06,147 - You still got it. 917 00:40:06,280 --> 00:40:07,615 - There goes Tamina. 918 00:40:07,748 --> 00:40:10,217 - Eliminated by Lita. 919 00:40:10,351 --> 00:40:11,118 - Look out. 920 00:40:11,252 --> 00:40:12,320 No. 921 00:40:12,453 --> 00:40:14,755 - Eliminated by Becky Lynch. 922 00:40:14,889 --> 00:40:17,291 - Let's make the most of every single day that we're here 923 00:40:17,425 --> 00:40:19,193 from now until we're not. 924 00:40:19,327 --> 00:40:20,928 [Trish Stratus' music plays] 925 00:40:21,062 --> 00:40:26,567 - Perhaps the greatest tell WWE Women's Champion of all time. 926 00:40:26,701 --> 00:40:28,502 - We are just so excited to like, first of all, still be 927 00:40:28,636 --> 00:40:30,771 thought of to come back and do this 928 00:40:30,905 --> 00:40:33,174 and you know get back in the mix. 929 00:40:33,307 --> 00:40:36,844 - Natalya eliminated by Trish Stratus. 930 00:40:37,845 --> 00:40:39,580 - And then later on we ended up in the first ever 931 00:40:39,714 --> 00:40:41,582 all women's pay-per-view. 932 00:40:41,716 --> 00:40:44,819 Evolution happened and we did a tag team there. 933 00:40:44,952 --> 00:40:50,191 - Lita up top with the Litasault to both Mickie and Alicia. 934 00:40:50,324 --> 00:40:53,594 Now Trish Stratus with the Chick Kick. 935 00:40:53,728 --> 00:40:55,196 Mickie James is down. 936 00:40:55,329 --> 00:40:58,532 Stratus into the cover. 937 00:40:58,666 --> 00:40:59,567 - and Trish win. 938 00:40:59,700 --> 00:41:00,935 [bell rings] 939 00:41:01,068 --> 00:41:03,504 - Tagging together at Evolution, you get to have this 940 00:41:03,637 --> 00:41:06,173 special moment, but you get to have it with your friend. 941 00:41:06,307 --> 00:41:11,746 - The Attitude Era is back in shiny bright for one night only, 942 00:41:11,879 --> 00:41:13,647 Lita and Trish. 943 00:41:13,781 --> 00:41:15,015 - That's how we do it in the Attitude Era. 944 00:41:15,149 --> 00:41:15,716 - [chuckles] 945 00:41:15,850 --> 00:41:16,751 Yeah. 946 00:41:17,618 --> 00:41:19,186 - I look at them as besties. 947 00:41:19,320 --> 00:41:20,488 - Yeah. 948 00:41:20,621 --> 00:41:23,424 - When I see them, they're one and the same. 949 00:41:23,557 --> 00:41:25,326 - You realize how special your bond was when you leave 950 00:41:25,459 --> 00:41:27,061 the business and you still stay connected, right? 951 00:41:27,194 --> 00:41:29,430 The fact that we stayed best friends through all that. 952 00:41:29,563 --> 00:41:31,932 She became my son's godmother because we shared 953 00:41:32,066 --> 00:41:33,167 so much together. 954 00:41:33,300 --> 00:41:35,202 We shared a whole lifetime together. 955 00:41:35,336 --> 00:41:37,571 - It's so crazy though that it's like two years of FaceTiming-- 956 00:41:37,705 --> 00:41:38,506 - I know. 957 00:41:38,639 --> 00:41:39,540 We're finally here - 958 00:41:39,673 --> 00:41:41,108 -and then we finally-- And what? 959 00:41:41,242 --> 00:41:42,143 - I don't know. 960 00:41:42,276 --> 00:41:42,943 - We still have the telepathy. 961 00:41:43,043 --> 00:41:43,844 - Yes. 962 00:41:43,978 --> 00:41:45,179 - She's my bestie. 963 00:41:45,312 --> 00:41:48,049 We're a part of each other's family. 964 00:41:48,182 --> 00:41:49,250 - Me and you. 965 00:41:49,383 --> 00:41:51,185 We have been through so much together. 966 00:41:51,318 --> 00:41:52,520 You know what I'm saying? 967 00:41:52,653 --> 00:41:54,922 I mean, think of the history, you know? 968 00:41:55,055 --> 00:41:57,158 Trish and Lita. 969 00:41:57,291 --> 00:42:00,094 - Lita and Trish both transcend. 970 00:42:00,227 --> 00:42:01,562 If Trish Stratus and Lita 971 00:42:01,695 --> 00:42:03,464 walked through the airport, you knew who they were. 972 00:42:03,597 --> 00:42:05,533 They were stars. 973 00:42:05,666 --> 00:42:08,169 - The most important rivalry in women's wrestling history 974 00:42:08,302 --> 00:42:10,438 because if that's not successful, 975 00:42:10,571 --> 00:42:13,407 they get set back years. 976 00:42:13,541 --> 00:42:14,308 - No. 977 00:42:14,442 --> 00:42:16,043 - Oh, the superplex. 978 00:42:16,177 --> 00:42:18,245 - They're two of the pillars on which these young 979 00:42:18,379 --> 00:42:19,046 ladies today stand. 980 00:42:20,581 --> 00:42:23,517 - I personally have gratitude because if that opportunity had 981 00:42:23,651 --> 00:42:27,154 not succeeded like it had, there's no Beth Phoenix. 982 00:42:27,288 --> 00:42:30,024 They changed everyone's minds and opened doors for 983 00:42:30,157 --> 00:42:33,561 a whole new generation and inspire all of us. 984 00:42:33,694 --> 00:42:36,564 - These two women have battled so many times. 985 00:42:36,697 --> 00:42:39,567 They have taken the rivalry to a new level. 986 00:42:39,700 --> 00:42:43,904 - Trish, Lita rivalry will always be held as a benchmark, 987 00:42:44,038 --> 00:42:46,140 especially with looking at today's standard 988 00:42:46,273 --> 00:42:48,642 of women's wrestling. 989 00:42:48,776 --> 00:42:51,879 - It's a really special time and I'd like to think that the work 990 00:42:52,012 --> 00:42:55,716 we did back in the day, it's the spark that started a wildfire. 991 00:42:55,850 --> 00:42:57,051 - Oh, my God. 992 00:42:57,184 --> 00:42:58,552 What a moonsault. 993 00:42:58,686 --> 00:43:00,187 - We were able to go out there and show people that this is 994 00:43:00,321 --> 00:43:01,589 what we can do and we can deliver. 995 00:43:01,722 --> 00:43:03,858 - This is a rivalry unlike any other. 996 00:43:03,991 --> 00:43:06,093 - Together we changed the perception of what females 997 00:43:06,227 --> 00:43:08,462 can do in this business.